德国波恩招收博士后职位

Caesar is a Neuroscience research institute associated with the Max Planck Society and is located in Bonn, Germany. Caesar’s research is interdisciplinary with scientists from various research areas working together on the topics of cellular signal processing and the neural foundations of behavior. This ranges from studying the behavior of single-cell organisms to studying one of the key questions of neuroscience: how does neuronal activity give rise to complex and goal-directed behavior?

The Max Planck Research Group Neural Circuits led by Dr. J. D. Seelig is offering

Ph.D. / Postdoctoral position
in neuroscience / biophysics

We are looking for a highly motivated scientist interested in studying the function of neural networks in behaving animals. More information about the group can be found at https://www.caesar.de/en/our-research/neural-circuits/research-focus.html and http://seeliglabneuro.weebly.com/research.html.

Project description:
- You will use electrophysiology, two-photon calcium imaging as well as other optical microscopy methods, optogenetics, and virtual reality techniques to investigate adaptive neural networks in fruit flies across behavioral states.
- You will investigate electrical signaling in neural networks in the brain from individual synapses to entire circuits, using methods such as patch-clamp recordings or voltage imaging and use high-resolution optical microscopy methods for structural circuit analysis. 
- You will interact with scientists working on computational network models as well as scientists building optical instruments.

What we expect from you: 
- A Masters/PhD with a strong background in neuroscience and/or biophysics. 
- Candidates from related fields (such as physics, engineering or chemistry) are also encouraged to apply. 
- Proficiency in programming languages (Matlab, LabView, c++, Python) and the willingness to hone programming skills is preferred.
- Knowledge of the German language is not a requirement.